Community Health Nurse II

County of Thurston•Olympia, WA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The salary for this position is: $6,257 - $8,322 monthly. We are recruiting for one (1) full-time FTE and one (1) part-time FTE. (For the part-time FTE (.75 FTE) the salary is 75% of the posted salary.) Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is recruiting for two (2) Community Health Nurse II’s for our Community Health Division. As a Community Health Nurse II, you will work as part of the NFP program delivering services to families within Thurston, Mason, and/or Lewis counties, and will be a critical member of our fantastic NFP team that delivers services to the families in our communities. Carrying a caseload of 25 active clients, you will be responsible for independently conducting frequent home visits to build strong partnerships with families in accordance with program goals, objectives, and visit guidelines of the NFP model. You will collaborate and work as part of a team to promote the health of families and develop and maintain community relationships to support client referrals. Our goal is that all children are healthy, families thrive, communities prosper, and the cycle of poverty is broken.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing with coursework in community or public nursing. Completion of a BSN program within six (6) months of hire may be considered.
Two (2) years of experience as a community health nurse or relevant experience in a hospital, medical clinic, public health, or related service.
Any equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the applicant with the desired knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work will be considered.
Currently licensed as a Washington State Registered Nurse.
A valid Washington State Driver’s License or an appropriate accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Respect and Organizational Culture: Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment
Communication: Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors
Goal Setting and Accomplishment: Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, professional values, and ethics with honesty and integrity
Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for shared responsibility and acceptance of change

Responsibilities

Assess physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the NFP domains
Formulate nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals
Assist women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes
Provide education, support, and referral resources to assist women and their families in attaining their targeted goals
Consult and collaborate with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families
Plan home visits and evaluate client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes
Actively engage in professional development to meet all NFP Nurse Home Visitor competency requirements
Meet with NFP Nurse Supervisor weekly for clinical supervision, utilizing reflective practice in supervisory sessions
Schedule joint home visits with NFP Nurse Supervisor every four months
Attend and participate in bi-weekly case conferences and bi-weekly team meetings
Provide information to support staff for timely and accurate data input
Participate in review and analysis of reports for achievements, areas for improvement, and quality improvement efforts
Document appropriately and maintain confidentiality
Perform other work as required or assigned, including, but not limited to, a 24/7 response during public health emergency situations and disease outbreak investigations. This includes emergency preparedness training and exercises, relevant to the work expectations of duties during emergencies.